The third compilation album in a serie of nine released by UK Decca after the band left the label. Back then condemned by the band itself and some fans for being unauthorized and seen as not fully legit, but today considered a valid part of Stones total edition by most fans and collectors. I wasn't ecstatic at the time, but now I do appreciate larger part of the serie, especially when I can get very rare or previously unissued tracks or versions with at least adequate handeling. This however does not contain much oddity. "Time Is On My Side" (the more common version with the guitar intro) is true stereo here and that's about it. Six of the cuts are fake stereo of which both "Satisfaction" and "Get Off Of My Cloud" sounds surprisingly good. The rest are album stereo edits. I don't know how many Rolling Stones compilations a man really needs and where this ranks in the bigger scheme of things. But if you forget about the fake mixes and the ever present "Satisfaction" it's still quite enjoyable with attractive sleeve design and mostly very good audio. Track choice also goes beyond the obvious rock blockbusters and you get enticing sixties music showing the band's eclectic capacity with songs like "Yesterday's Papers", "Under My Thumb" and "Out Of Time". Early release all over Europe and in a couple of South American countries, but not in US. Premiere UK had flat label as shown here with boxed "Mono Recordings..." text under mid hole, thick vinyl, thin matt cover and blue square stereo inner with "1-72" dating. (RÅ*)
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